Display case and mounting therefor



Feb. 20, 1934. A. A. ROSE 1,943,049

DISILAY CASE AND MOUNTING THEREFOR Filed Nov. 5, 1932 III:

BY a} ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEAnthony A. Rose, Oakland, Calif., assignor to M. J. Frick Hamilton, LosAngeles, Calif.

Application November 5, 1932. Serial No. 641,409

Claims.

The invention relates to glass display cases and mountings therefor, andparticularly to the type arranged for positioning on a counter.

An object of the invention is to provide a device I of the characterdescribed in which the case may be supported in a manner permitting theadjustable positioning thereof for extension over or from the counter toany degree desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a 10 display case of thecharacter described, having mounting means which permits stacking of thecases one upon the other and serves to securely lock the cases togetherin stacked relation.

A further object of the invention is to provide 18 mounting means forthe cases which may serve to support the case in adjustable position onthe counter or to secure the cases together in stacked relation.

The invention possesses other objects and fea- 80 tures of advantage,some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the followingdescription of the preferred form of the invention which is illustratedin the drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification. It isto be understood, however, that variations in the showing made by thesaid drawing and description may be adopted within the scope of theinvention as set forth in the claims.

Referring to said drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of an end portion of a case andmounting designed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, on a smaller scale, of the devicetaken at right angles to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view, on a still smaller scale, of thecomplete case and mounting.

Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of the in- 4 her and outerend-frames of the case.

- Figures 6 and '7 are perspective views of modifled forms of themounting brackets.

As illustrated in the drawing the device of my invention includes adisplay case unit 2 here 4 shown as what is commonly termed a doubledecker and formed of sections 3 and 4 arranged in stacked or superposedrelation. Each section is provided with end frames 5 designed to supportglass plates 6 and 7 forming the top and bottom of the case, and a glassplate 9 defining the front wall of the case. The plates 6 and '7 rest onflanges 12 and 13 respectively, at the top and bottom of the frames.However when the sections are used in multiple-as in the presentembodiment, one of said plates such as the top of the bottom section, oras is here shown the bottom plate '7 of'the upper section, is omitted.

Novel means are provided for securing together the adjacent frames ofthe, different sections, so that as many sections as desired may bereadily stacked one upon the other and firmly locked together. Formed onthe upper and lower sides of each frame are complementary portions 15and 16 suitable for obtaining a'dove-tail connection.

In the present instance the male portion of such connection is providedat the bottom of the sections while the female portion is provided atthe top of the sections. It will thus be clear that the sections may bereadily secured together by sliding the male portion of one frame intothe female portion of the adjoining frame of the other section. Theportions 15 and 16 preferably extend for the full length of the frames,so that when the dove-tail portions are completely engaged the frames ofthe connected sections will be effective- 7 1y secured together.

As a means of locking the connected frames together as well as retainingthe glass plates in proper position in the section, an outer frame 19 isprovided for use with the inner frame 5. The 0 outer frame is designedto fit over both of the connected inner frames and is formed at the topand sides with side and end flanges 21 and 22 united along one edge andarranged to respectively fit against the side and end faces of theframes. The side flange, while present at the top of the frame, isomitted at the bottom so that the male portion of the under section isleft free.

It will now be evident that after the inner frames are connected and theplates properly positioned therein, it is merely necessary to slip theouter frame over inner ones, and the parts will be positively held andlocked in operative assembly. The outer frame is preferably secured inposition by means of screws 23 passing through apertures 24 and 25 inthe outer and inner frames respectively. To retain the inner frames of agiven section together, a connection rod 26 is secured to such frames.It is to be noted that the outer frame not only serves as a means ofretaining the frames and plates together, but to completely enclose andconceal such frames as well as the end portions of the plates.Preferably a glass plate 27 is supported at the outer end of each innerframe, and such plates are arranged to be held in position in thevertical flanges 22 of the outer frame. It will now be clear that theassembly of the case is a very simple matter, and should it be desiredto effect a change in the number of sections comprising the unit,practically the only change required is a substitution of the outerend-frames.

If desired, a glass closure plate 28 may be provided at the rear side ofeach section. As here shown each of such plates is fitted in a casing 29having hingepivots 31 which rotatably fit in bearings formed byassociated journal portions 4 32 and 33 provided in the outer and innerframes respectively.

A most important feature of the invention is the mounting means for thecase whereby the latter may be supported on a counter or the like andits position varied with respect to the counter without disturbing theconnection between the case and counter or requiring a substitution ofthe mounting means. In the present embodiment the mounting meansaforesaid is of such design that it utilizes as a part thereof the meanson the inner frames for securing the frames together. As will be clearfrom Figures 1 to 3, the cases is arranged to be secured to a counter Aor the like by means of a pair of brackets 34. The latter which form asupport are of a design which will support the case in spaced relationto the counter and in such manner as to leave the top surface of thecounter practically unobstructed. The

. bottom end of each bracket is preferably in the form of a clamp 36which fits over the edge of the counter and is anchored in place by aset screw 37.- The upper end of each bracket is formed with a femaledove-tail portion 38 which is arranged for the reception of and slidableengagement with any one. of the male portions provided on the bottom ofthe inner frames. It will now be clear that to mount the case on thebrackets, it is merely necessary to enter the portions 16 of the lowerframe into the portions 38 of the brackets and then slide said lastportions through the grooves until an effective interlock between therelatively slidable parts is secured. As will also be readilyunderstood, with the parts thus interlocked any desired position of thecase with respect to the counter may be readily attained by the mereexpediency of sliding the case one way or the other upon the brackets.Thus if it is desired to have the case extend well over or toward thefront of the counter as indicated by the dash lines in Figure 2, thecase should be slid well forwardly, and on the other hand should it bedesired to have the case in a relatively retracted position it should bedrawn backward as indicated by dotted lines in said figure. When thecase is positioned in the desired relation, the parts may be locked bymeans of a set screw 39 so as to prevent any accidental shifting of thecase. Preferably a stop 41 is provided on the outer frame so as toprevent undue forward extension of the case over the bracket.

If it is desired to support the case in close relation to the counter orthe like, brackets such as shown in Figures 6 and 7 may be used, thebracket 42 in the Figure 6 being arranged for positioning entirely uponthe upper surface of the counter, whereas the bracket 43 in Figure 7 isformed with a clamp for engagement with an edge of the counter as in theinstance shown in Figure 1.

It will now be clear that the device of my invention is well adapted tothe accomplishment of the objects hereinbefore referred to.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a plurality of display casesections eachincluding a set of walls and end frames for carrying saidwalls, a support for a section, cooperating portions on the frames andsupport for holding them interlocked and adjustable the former on thelatter, a portion on each of said frames independent of said firstportion thereon arranged for cooperation with said cooperating portionof ,one of the other frames to interlock said sections together, and anouter frame positioned over connected frames of adjacent sections tolock the frames together.

2. In a device of the character described, a display case sectionincluding a set of transparent walls and a pair of end frames forcarrying the walls, a support therefor, cooperating portions on thebottom of each of said frames and on the top of said support forinterlocking the frames with the support and adjustably positioning theformer on the latter, a portion on the top of each of said framescorresponding to the said portion on the support, and an outer framecoveringthe top and sides of each of the first frames.

3. In a device of the character described, a plurality of display casesections each including a set of walls and inner frames receiving theends of said walls, supporting brackets, cooperating portions on thebottoms of the frames and on the tops of said brackets for holding theminterlocked and slidable in the frames on the brackets, a portion on thetop of each of said frames corresponding to the portion on the bracketwhereby the frames of the different sections may be interlocked, anouter frame positioned over the sides and top of the inner frames toretain the interlocked frames against relative sliding movement and tocover the ends of said walls, and means to limit the sliding movement ofthe frames with respect to the brackets.

4. A display case for a counter including a set of walls, end frames forcarrying said walls, supporting members mounted on said counter andhaving 'a. lateral extension for slidably supporting said end frames formovement rearwardly of or forwardly over said counter, and adjustablelocking means carried by said members and engaging said frames forlocking said frames against relative movement on said members atpositions intermediate the forward and rearward positions of the frames.

5. A display case for a counter including a set of walls, end framescarrying said walls, and supporting brackets mounted at the rear of saidcounter and each having a laterally extending portion slidably engagedby the bottom of an end frame, said bracket portions being substantiallysmaller than said frame bottoms whereby upon movement of the end frameseither rearwardly of or forwardly over the counter the bracket portionswill at all times be substantially completely under and covered by saidend frames and indisposed for interfering with the service on the partof the waiter at the rear of the counter or with the patron at theforward portion of the counter.

6. A display case comprising a plurality of sections each including aset of walls and end frames having lateral extensions carrying saidwalls, engageable portions on said end frames interlocking the same oneover the other in slidable engagement with each other, supportingmembers for said sections, engageable portions on said members and lowerend frames interlocking the same in slidable engagement, said memberportions being substantially shorter than the engaging frame portionswhereby relative adjustment between said frames and members is affordedwhile maintaining said member portions under and substantiallycompletely covered by said engaging frame portions, and means dependingfrom said lower end frames for engaging and stopping relative movementof said member portions.

'7. A display case comprising a plurality of sections each including aset of walls and end frames carrying said walls, engageable portions onsaid end frames interlocking the same one over the other in slidableengagement with each other, supporting members for said sections,engageable portions on said members and lower end frames interlockingthe same in slidable engagement, and outer frames fitting around saidend frames and locking the same together and terminating short of andleaving exposed for engagement said lower frame portions.

8. A display case comprising a set of walls and end frames carrying saidwalls, outer casings around said end frames, opposed outstanding andcovering portions on said frames and casings defining a pair ofbearings, and a pair of projections carried by one of said wallsengaging in said bearings and pivotally supporting the wall for movementto and from a case closing position.

9. In a device of the character described, a display case, a supporttherefor, said support having lateral extensions and cooperatingportions on the extensions and case for adjustably, slidably positioningthe case on the support, means for mounting said support on a base, saidmounting means and said cooperating portions for said case and supportbeing constructed to prevent tilting of said display case during allpositions of adjustment.

10. In a device of the character described, a display case, a supporttherefor, said support having transversely extending portions andcooperating'portions on the case and the transversely extending portionsfor adjustably, slidably positioning the case on the support, means formounting said support on a base, said mounting means and saidcooperating portions for said case and support being constructed toprevent tilting of said display case during all positions of adjustment.ANTHONY A. ROSE.

